Pages tagged with: evolution
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![The skin of the jewelled chameleon, native to the central highlands of Madagascar. It has been declared as 'vulnerable' on the IUCN Red List due to bush fires and habitat loss caused by both local human activity and anthropogenic climate change.]()
BSc (Hons) Conservation Biology
BSc (Hons) Conservation Biology at the University of Plymouth has a hands-on approach, it'll give you the scientific tools to develop your understanding of plant and animal biodiversity in the UK and abroad.
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Burrowing snakes have far worse eyesight than their ancestors
An international team of scientists – led by the Natural History Museum and the University of Plymouth – has demonstrated that burrowing snakes have undergone extensive vision gene loss over tens of millions of years of evolutionary history
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![<p>Folded limestone, near Ayios Pavlos on Crete, Greece<br></p>]()
Formation and deformation of Earth materials
Plymouth University: Centre for Research in Earth Sciences (CRES). Formation and deformation of Earth and planetary materials
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Ecology and Evolution Research Group
University of Plymouth research: Ecology and Evolution Research Group. Investigating relationships between organisms and their environment to better inform scientific understanding and management of biodiversity
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Community ecology
University of Plymouth's Ecology and Evolution Research Group. Community ecology: The study of interactions between ecological communities and their environment
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Animal groups consider multiple factors before fighting
New research involving the University of Plymouth suggests that groups of animals consider multiple factors before deciding whether to fight rivals
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![<p>An Edith's checkerspot butterfly on narrow-leaved plantain (Michael C Singer. University of Plymouth)<br></p>]()
Rapid evolution fails to save butterflies from extinction in face of human-induced change
In a study in Nature, Professors Michael C Singer and Camille Parmesan from the University of Plymouth use more than 30 years of research to show the evolution of wild species can cause localised extinctions when land management practices change
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Spreading the message of wildlife conservation in Greece and South Africa
Spreading the message of wildlife conservation in Greece and South Africa. Victoria Coulton used her BSc (Hons) Conservation Biology placement year at the University of Plymouth to make a positive difference to contrasting conservation projects.
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![<p>The bare-hearted glass frog (Hyalinobatrachium colymbiphyllum).<br></p>]()
Unravelling the amphibian and reptile habitats of Costa Rica
Unravelling the amphibian and reptile habitats of Costa Rica. Alex Edwards, in the third year of his BSc (Hons) Conservation Biology degree at the University of Plymouth, spent five months in the rainforests for his dissertation research.
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Plant-Animal Interactions
University of Plymouth's Ecology and Evolution Research Group: Plant-Animal Interactions
